Whitmore Lake is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,584 people and four associated neighborhoods, Whitmore Lake is the 149th largest community in Michigan.Whitmore Lake is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Whitmore Lake is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitmore Lake who work in management occupations (9.22%), business and financial occupations (8.31%), and office and administrative support (8.26%). Also of interest is that Whitmore Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Whitmore Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small town, Whitmore Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Whitmore Lake citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.87% of adults in Whitmore Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Whitmore Lake in 2022 was $56,527, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $226,108 for a family of four. However, Whitmore Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Whitmore Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitmore Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whitmore Lake include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Whitmore Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
